Information for record number MWA768:
Southam 'New Mill'

Summary Southam 'New Mill', the site of a windmill in use in the Imperial period. It was marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map, and it stood 125m north east east of Stoneton Close.
What Is It?  
Type: Windmill, Mill
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Southam
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 42 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Southam New Mill. 1775: Not marked on Earl of Craven's Estate Map. 1830: West's Directory gives three Millers. c1834: FirstEdition OS map gives both Old Mill and New Mill. Other possible references occur to the Mill.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: The New Mill, Southam
Author/originator: Usher H
Date: 1973
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Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument WINDMILL * A tower-like structure of wood or brick with a wooden cap and sails which are driven around by the wind producing power to work the internal machinery. Use with product type where known. back
monument MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back

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